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Longboat Key

Photo courtesy of Mote
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 7, 2017
Farewell, Ms. Marker!

Mote released the subadult loggerhead sea turtle off Lido Beach on June 5.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bill Kelley, medical corpsman on Omaha Beach
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • June 7, 2017
Forgotten D-Day

American news media fails to recognize 73rd anniversary.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Michael, Amelia and Catherine Garey
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 7, 2017
Hats off to the class of 2017

Longboat Key and Lido Key are home to some recent graduates. Here we get to know them a little better.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 7, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: June 8, 2017

Nancy Freeland, Sharon Oper, Marie "Jackie" Resnick, Hank Cassen, Janet FitzGerald, Audrey Regen and Dr. E. William Reiber II died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Dave Brenner led the parade as Grand Marshal last year.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 7, 2017
Cannons Marina Wants You!

Cannons Marina will give $500 in cash to the most patriotic business participating in the Freedom Fest parade.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Developer pays Ringling College $1.85 million for the 2.3 acre arts center site.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • June 7, 2017
12 homes planned for Longboat Key Center for the Arts property

Developer pays Ringling College $1.85 million for the 2.3 acre site.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Residents have taken it upon themselves to clean up the litter left behind on north end beaches.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • June 7, 2017
Trashed: Longboat residents complain about beach crowds

North end residents say weekends are getting worse and they want the drinking, littering, trespassing and illegal parking to stop.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Enjoy this week' s edition of Cops Corner!
    By
  • John McGuire
  • June 7, 2017
6.8.17 Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner!

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Town Manager Dave Bullock will retire in January.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • June 7, 2017
Search for next Longboat town manager begins

Town Commission hopes for a qualified candidate with local know-how.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key' s south fire station is in line for renovation or replacement.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • June 7, 2017
Longboat talks fire station upgrades

Town looks deeper at a renovation plan and a replacement plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Charter Review Committee members Pat Zunz, Phill Younger, Bill Cook and Alan Pryor.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • June 6, 2017
Longboat redistricting idea meets resistance

Charter Review Committee moves plan forward for Town Commission review.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Chuck Whittall hopes to submit a plan for the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort property on June 26.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • June 5, 2017
Chuck Whittall meets June 1 payment deadline

The developer hopes to submit a plan for the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort property on June 26.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • June 3, 2017
Mote hosts World Oceans Day celebration

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium held the event on June 3 at Mote Aquarium.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
North end residents say excessive alcohol consumption and littering are growing problems on Greer Island. (Photo provided by Maureen Merrigan)
    By
  • John McGuire
  • June 2, 2017
Memorial Day brings influx of police activity to Longboat north end

Longboat police issued 51 parking tickets and made 11 alcohol-related arrests.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Longboat Key Center for the Arts closed in May.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • June 1, 2017
12 homes planned for Longboat arts center site

Developer pays Ringling College $1.85 million for the 2.3 acre site.

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Longboat Key Fire Rescue has two ladder trucks that can reach 75 feet, including this Sutphen engine built in 2020, which serves as the primary engine at Fire Station 92.
  • June 10, 2026
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The home at 5840 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $4.5 million. Built in 2022, it has four bedrooms, four-and-two-half baths, a pool and 4,145 square feet of living area.
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Family and friends helped Out-of-Door Academy graduate Caleb Rodriguez celebrate his academic accomplishments at the May 22 ceremony. Rodriguez will be departing Longboat Key to attend the University of Central Florida to study mechanical engineering.
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